input costs

Farm sector production expenses, including those associated with operator dwellings, are forecast to decrease by $13.4 billion, or 2.9% from $463.8 billion in 2024 to $450.4 billion in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars.  That follows a projected decline of $20.9 bi...

Agriculture is on the brink in Oregon.  That according to Oregon Farm Bureau President Angi Bailey who said producers across the state are struggling with, among other things, profitability.  She noted the challenge starts before the season begins, with the cost of seeds up 80%.   “80% that'...

It's a common story for growers and producers across the region; lower commodity prices and high input costs.  Zack Ogles agronomy manager from Tessenderlo Kerley recently sat down with the PNW Ag Network's Glenn Vaagen to talk about the tools they have in the toolbox to help producers across the PNW.   ...

With the exception of beef, these are challenging days for Idaho’s farming community.  Bryan Searle, President of the Idaho Farm Bureau said there are many reasons for these struggles, from high input costs to low commodity prices and difficulties finding needed labor.  But outside o...

While things are good in the livestock sector right now, most producers will tell you it can still get better.  Cameron Mulrony, Executive Vice President of the Idaho Cattle Association, said one area that’s improved for producers as of recent, is feed prices, which he noted has dipped from the $300 per ton operators were paying just a few years ago.   “Part ...

Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse says now is a challenging time in farm country.  He said there are many things Washington D.C. can do to help growers and producers in this corner of the country.  Newhouse, a member of the House Ag Committee, said the farming industry is in desperate need of ag labor reform.   “And though the ...

For area sugarbeet growers, 2024 was a good year.    “We saw great yields, great sugars this year. Mother Nature was very cooperative, so I think our growers all across the growing region were pretty happy with their yield overall," said Samantha Parrott Executive Director of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association.   She said th...

What’s ahead in farming and ranching for 2025?  George Baird of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers starts by looking back at what happened in 2024.   “You know, when we look at ’24 and think back to what the market gave us over the last three or four years, good prices, some pretty good yields, an opportunity for operators to increase their equipment lines, you know, and fo

It was a reoccurring story for much of the past year; tighter margin for many producers in 2024.  And it’s expected that trend will continue as 2025 starts, due in part to input costs.   “We're seeing commodity prices, which have fallen pretty fast pretty far, pretty quickly, but not all the input prices have done the same and that's kind of where we end up with these tighter margins," said U

Listen to the national news, and you’ll hear discussions about how inflation is not what it was last year or even a few months ago.  And while that may have a direct impact on many sectors of the U.S. economy, unfortunately agriculture is not one of them.  Cameron Mulro...